Revolving window sash



Patented Dec. 20, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MAX .1. SIEGEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AS SIGNOR TO VINCENT W. CAHILL AND B. ROBERT SWARTBURG, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

REVOLVING WINDOW SASH Application filed October 17, 1930. Serial No. 489,301.

This invention concerns window sashes front view of the fulcrum and the surroundand more particularly a window sash in ing parts of the sash 1n the w ndow. which a window is rotatably mounted. Fig. 3 shows a corresponding horizontal One of the objects of my invention is to cross section. 4 a 5 provide in a sliding window sash, a rotatable 1* 1g. shows a corresponding side view 1n 55 window which is normally substantially lna combination of two vertical sections. visibly fitted against said sash so that in rebmnlar numerals refer to simllar parts spect to simplicity and security, and eneral throughout the several views. practicability, my improved dev ce ias all In the view'of 131g. 1, a stafi head 11 and the advantages of the ordinary sliding sash. a removable inner stall l2 arise from the Slll 60 B t th incorporation of a revolving winl3 of the window frame 10 upon the sides of dow in a slidable sash offers improved means said frame and term the stile runways 14 for ventilation and of course, h l i in which the sashrlo 1s shdably accommoof the window is greatly facilitated, my im- 3 $2511 10 comprises tw p 65 15 proved construction allowing the window to 1 1 are, substantlany Pa beauymsedmheMasses iilifii i-tit igilitittfii ltftittifidit 0t g fcan be Cleaned 10m. the 11151 e 18, which is rotatably supported by and be- Of i g gz of my invention is to tween said stiles. The length of the stiles revolving Window is W the Sash tar that? 23 3 tife r ii iiifi w ii fiii the fulcrum around Whdch Wmdow 18 near the fulcrum of said windov and the adaptfad to h the (nd sides are countersunk underneath the said a g ggi and faclhtatmg mamtenimce an handle, the respective openings 21 being of 75 r such shape as to full receive the handles 19 Another Oblect of y mventlon ls conwhen they are swuri g down into a locked centliate h l whlch serve to 9 {L f position; at the same time, openings 21 ofier voh'mg wnidow m sash at the sllbstantla y clearance spaces 22 at their lower ends, which 30 centrally disposed fulcrum of said revolvmg allow the insertion of a finger for g g g 30 Window so that the lock means Whlch extend below the handles 19, when said handles are along the Whole length of the .Sash are fully swung into and concealed in the sides trally operated. Under these circumstances, 20 6f the Window the least exertion is required to operate the balanced locking means; only the operation of one W N 9 lever on each slde vided with similar grooves 24 which register 0f the 1S q m with the grooves 23 in the stiles when the Another oblect of y lnventlon 15 adapt window 18 is swung into a vertical position y lmprovemel'lt to modern ashes Whlch are of alignment with the sash. To lock the win- 40 RaITPW and thln, leavmg the grfzatest dow when it is in that position of alignment, possible space of the window frame available the Channels 25 which are completely for panes. modated by the grooves 24, as long as the Addltlonal oblects of y Invent)? window is unlocked, are slid into the grooves brought forth in the fO11OWlng deSCrlptlon in the stiles and engage thereupon in which is illustrated by the accompany g tongue fashion. The pane is retained in the drawing, in which revolving window 18 by the detachable Fig. 1 shows, in a parallel-perspective view, moulding 27. a window frame and a sash to which my re- The fulcrum around which the revolving volving window is applied. window 18 is adapted to swing in the sash Fig. 2 shows a sectional, sectioned detail 15, consists of a stud 28 which rotatably ex- The stiles 16 are provided with grooves 23 and the sides 20 of the window are probine the mechanism by means of which the 16 corresponds sllbstautiany to the height of v sides of the window.

tends across the whole width of the stile l6 and which extends part-ways into a suitable bore 29 in the sides 20 of the window, in rotatable abutment against a collar 30. That collar 30 is rotatable in the bore 29 and is thrnstwise retained therein by a shoulder 31 at the end of the bore. The handle 19 forms part of the collar 30 and extends substantially tangentially therefrom. The collar 30 is provided with a tapped hole which is threadedly engaged by a screw The screw 32 has a steep thread and it is fastened at one end by a flat head screw 33 upon the channel 25.

The stud 28 is provided with a slot 34 of a width clearing the channel 25 and of the grooves 23 and 24. The slots 34 in the studs are kept in alignment with the grooves 24 in the sides of the window by the channels 25 which are slidably disposed in said slots and in the whole length of the grooves 2-} in the Since the channel 25 is in its furthest position to the right in the detail views of Figs. 2. 3 and l. the stud 32 extends from the back of the. collar 30, and the handle 19 is in its highest position, its top resting against the shoulder 35 at the upper end of the slot 21. which is substantially tangentially disposed in respect to the bore 29. lVhen the handle 19 is swung down into the opening 21. so that it fully disappears therein. the screw is fed to the left by that operation, and the screw pushes the channel 25 partly out of the groove 24 into the groove 23 in the stiles, provided the revolving window is in its normal, vertical position. The screw is supported in the threaded opening in the collar 30 and in the hub 36, which laterally extends from said collar, so that the screw and the channel fastened thereupon are predeterminedly retained by said parts at all times.

The handle 19 swings through a right or obtuse angle during its operation. The head of screw 32, which is provided with a single or a multiple thread. is such that the channel 25 is shifted from its position in groove 24 into locking engagement with groove 23 of stile 16, when the screw is swung, by downward movement of handle 19. through said angle. The depth of groove 23 issuch, as to accommodate the channel 25 in secure lock- 1ng engagement.

The end of the stud 28 is provided with a clearance opening 37, for the purpose of disassembling the revolving window from the sash. The sash 15 may be removed from the window frame after the inner staffs 12 have been unscrewed from the sides of the window frame. Then the screw is taken off the screw 32 by means of a screw driver inserted through the opening 37 in the end of the stud 28. The channel 25 can then be removed from the slot 34: and the groove 24. This allows the withdrawal of the stud :28 from the sash and from the revolving window so that the revolving window can now be taken out of the sash. The procedure is reversed when the parts of my improvements are to be assembled.

It will be seen that the openings between the sides of the revolving window and the stiles of the sash are fully closed, along their whole extent, by the channel 25, when the handle. 19 is locked. This affords full protection against the weather, and the free ends of the channel 25 may be slightly flared outwardly so as to engage frictionally upon the sides of the grooves 24. The ease with which the locking handle 19 may be operated may thus be regulated. \Vhen the device is locked, the handle 19 disappears entirely in the opening 21 in the sides of the revolving window, so that there is no obstruction when another sash slides up and down in the window frame on top of my sash.

\Yhile I have shown and described my invention with some degree of particularity, it will be realized that other modifications and changes may be resorted to under special con- I ,coaxially disposed studs extending from opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, and tongues insaid window adapted to he slid in said studs into engagement with said frame.

2. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame. coaxially disposed studs extending through opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame. and tongues in said window adapted to he slid in said studs into engagement with said frame.

3. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame. a window fitting into said frame. coaxially disposed studs extending through opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, tongues fitting through slots in said studs and into registerable grooves in said frame and said window, and means adapted to slide said tongues in parallelism from One of said grooves into a groove which is registerable with said former groove.

4. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame. a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending through opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, tongues. fitting through slots in said studs and into registerable grooves in said frame and said window and means centrally engaged upon said tongues, and adapted to slide said tongues in parallelism from one of said grooves into a groove which is registerable with said former groove.

5. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending through opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, tongues fitting through slots in said studs and into registerable grooves in said frame and said window, a screw member laterally extending from one of said tongues in one of said studs, and a rotatable collar threadedly engaged upon said screw member, but laterally confined in respect to said stud, so that rotation of said collar laterally shifts said tongues in said registerable grooves.

6. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame,

coaxially disposed studs extending through opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, tongues fittting through slots in said studs and into registerable grooves in said frame and said window, a screw member laterally extending from one of said tongues in one of said studs, a rotatable collar threadedly engaged upon said screw member, but laterally confined in respect to said stud, and a handle tangentially extending from said. collar and out from said window and extending below the plane of'the surface of said window when swung with said collar into a clearance opening in said windows.

7. In combination with a sash, stile forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending from opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, collars with threaded openings axially substantially parallel with said studs and rotatably seated in the sides ofsaid window, handles forming part of said collars, extending from the face of said window through clearance openings therein and adapted to swing said collars through predetermined angles between the parts of said window confront said openings, and screw members engaged in the threaded openings in said collars, completely accommodated in said window when said handles are swung into one extreme position, and laterally protruding from said window and engaged upon said frame, when said handles are swung into the other extreme position and when said window is aligned in said frame.

8. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending from opposite sides of said frame into said window, and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, collars with threaded openings coaxially disposed with said stud and rotatably seated in the sides of said window, handles forming part of said collars, extending from the-face of said window through clearance openings therein and adapted to swing said collars through predetermined anglesbetween the part of said window confronting said openings, and screw members engaged in the threaded openings in said collars, completely accommodated in said window when said handles are swung into one extreme position, and laterally protruding from said window and engaged upon said frame, when said handles are swung into the other extreme position and when said window is aligned in said frame.

9. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending from opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, collars with threaded openings coaxially disposed with said studs and rotatably seated in the sides of said window, handles forming part of said collars, extending from the face of said window through clearance openings therein and adapted to swing said collars through predetermined angles between the part of said window confronting said openings, screw members engagedin the threaded openings in said collars and laterally reciprocated in respect to said window when said handles are swung back and forth, and tongues mounted upon the ends of said screw members. accommodated in grooves inthe sides of said window and adapted to extend from said grooves into registering grooves in said stiles, when said handles are swung into one extreme angular position.

10. In combination with a sash, stiles forming a frame, a window fitting into said frame, coaxially disposed studs extending from opposite sides of said frame into said window and rotatably supporting said window in said frame, collars with threaded openings coaxially disposed with said stud and rotatably seated in the sides of said window, handles forming part of said collar. extending from the face of said window through clearance openings therein and adapted to swing said collars through predetermined angles between the part of said window confronting said openings, and screw members engaged in the threaded. openings in said collars and laterally reciprocated in respect to said window when said handles are swung back and forth, and channel-shaped tongues mounted upon the ends of said screw members, accommodated in grooves in the sides of said window and adapted torextend with their closed ends from said grooves into registering grooves in said stiles, when said handles are swung into one extreme angular position.

11. In combination with a frame and an object mounted thereon, means rotatably connecting said frame with said object, and transversel slidable means extending through said connecting means and into said 5 frame and said object, and adapted to be slid from one of the said last mentioned two parts into the other.

12. In combination with a frame and an object mounted thereon, means rotatably connecting said frame with said object, slidable means extending through said connecting means and into said frame and said object, and adapted to he slid from one of the said last mentioned two parts into the other, and means rightangularly extending fromsaid slidable means and slidably accommodated in said connecting means.

13. In combination with a frame and an object mounted thereon, means rotatably connecting said frame with said object, slidable means extending through said connecting means and into said frame and said object, and adapted to be slid from one of the said last mentioned two arts into the other, and means rightangular y extending from said slidable means and axially slidably accommodated in said connecting means.

14. In combination with a frame and an object mounted thereon, means rotatably connecting said frame with said object, slidable means extending through said connecting means and into said frame and said object, and adapted to he slid from one of the said last mentioned two parts into the other, means rightangularly extending from saidslidable means and slidably accommodated in said connecting means, and means moving said rightangularly extending means back and forth in said connectin means. In testimony whereo I affix m signature.

MAX J. IEGEL. 

